Sports Songs with Rick Gieser from WGN Plus

In this edition of the Sports Song Spotlight, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by baseball All-Stars, including Willie Mays, Ozzie Smith, Bernie Williams, Maury Wills, Darryl Strawberry, Albie Pearson, Tony Conigliaro, Jeff Conine and more.  Are they All-Stars in the recording studios…let’s find out!!

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by Olympians…Summer and Winter games.  The Olympians include Carl Lewis, Shaun White, Carly Patterson, Nancy Kerrigan, Jason Kidd, Tonya Harding, Alexi Lalas, Eddie the Eagle, Bob & Mike Bryan and more.

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays more songs performed by wrestling legends, including Hulk Hogan, CM Punk, Macho Man Randy Savage, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, Terry Funk, Dolph Zigglar and more.

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by or written by Muhammad Ali.  Beside being a well known athlete, humanitarian, activist and personality, Muhammad Ali was also a singer…recording songs throughout his career.  He even starred in a Broadway musical.  The boxing legend passed away on June 3, 2016.  

In this edition of the Sports Song Spotlight, Rick Gieser celebrates the one year anniversary of the podcast…playing the best (and the worst) songs he played this year.  You will hear boxer Jake Lamotta, wrestler Terry Funk, baseball star Jimmy Piersall, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, NHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin, NFL Hall of Famer Reggie White and many more.  You’ll want to relive these songs over and over again!

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays cover songs performed by athletes…rock hits like you’ve never heard them before!  Performers include, Dwight Howard, Kenny Brack, Nick Swisher, Ozzie Smith, Rosie Grier, John McEnroe and many more!

In this edition of Sports Songs with Rick Gieser, Rick plays songs performed by NBA Superstars including current stars, Hall of Famers, Legends and Hoops stars we know and love.  Some of the NBA players you will hear are: Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Allen Iverson, Dwight Howard, Tony Parker, Wayman Tisdale, Chris Webber, KC Jones, Sam Jones and more.

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by boxing legend and former Heavyweight Champion of the World, Smokin’ Joe Frazier, including his version of “My Way” and “Knock on Wood”.

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by Major League Pitchers, including Denny McLain, Dwight Gooden, Jack McDowell, Bronson Arroyo, Nelson Briles, Tim Flannery, Elroy Face, Eric Show and more.    

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by New York Yankee players, including Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Moose Skowron, Bernie Williams, Paul O’Neill, Nick Swisher, Rick Cerone, Bobby Murcer, David Wells and more.  

In this edition, it’s a Tribute to the Dodgers.  Rick Gieser plays songs performed by the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, including Maury Wills, Don Drysdale, Ron Cey, Roy Campanella, Ralph Branca, Vin Scully, Bobby Bragan, Jay Johnstone, Rick Monday and more.

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays more songs performed by NFL players who played in the Super Bowl, including Deion Sanders, George Blanda, Reggie White, Walt Garrison, Michael Strahan, Esera Tuaolo, Bake Turner and Garo Yepremian.  

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by NFL players who played in the Super Bowl, including Terry Bradshaw, Randy White, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Terrell Davis, Robert Brooks, Peyton Manning, Kenny Burroughs and more!

In this edition, it’s a tribute to the late Meadowlark Lemon.  Rick Gieser plays songs performed by Harlem Globetrotter great Meadowlark Lemon….from a soul single in the 1960’s to disco in the 1970’s to gospel in the 1990’s.   He passed away on December 27, 2015.

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays more Holiday songs by athletes, including the WWE, John Cena, CM Punk, Eric  Show, BJ Armstrong, 1979 NY Islanders, Benjamin Utect, Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, Wegeman Brothers and more

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays Christmas songs performed by athletes, including Danny Wuerffel, Jack Buck, Merlin Olsen, Deacon Jones, Carlton  Fisk, Terry Bradshaw, the Nebraska football team, the Los Angeles Rams, Columbus Blue Jackets and more.

In this edition of Sports Songs, Rick Gieser plays Holiday songs performed by athletes, including Terry Bradshaw, Stan Musial, Johnny Bower, John Cena, Jim Harbaugh, WWE, Dallas Cowboys, San Jose Sharks and more!!

In this edition of the Sports Songs Spotlight, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by basketball stars including Tony Parker, Wilt Chamberlain, Mark Price, Karl Malone, Terry Cummings, Meadowlark Lemon and Carlos Arroyo!  It’s a slam dunk!!

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays songs performed by Hockey players, including the Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Guy LaFleur, Theo Fleury, Kris Versteeg, Bret Hull, Lanny McDonald, Pat Lafontaine, Jim Schoenfeld and more! http://cdn.tribtv.com/wgnam/podcasts/sportssongs/SportsSongSpotlightHockey3MP.mp3

In this edition, Rick Gieser plays more songs performed by baseball players and personalities, including Bernie Williams, Jimmy Piersall, Happy Chandler, Bill Slayback, Nelson Briles, Joe West and Bronson Arroyo.  Check it out!!